The Myasthenia Gravis Association (MGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of people with Myasthenia Gravis, a neuromuscular disease by:
- Assisting patients and their families in coping with this disease through education, medical information, and support
- Disseminating information to persons with Myasthenia Gravis, their families, the medical community, and the general public
- Supporting research into the cause, prevention, and cure of MG
- Raising funds to facilitate individual services and programs, education, and research
Since 1962, MGA has been providing services and programs to the entire eastern half of Michigan including:
- The City of Detroit and counties of: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Saginaw and part of Northern Michigan
Services include:
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- New patient “packet” of brochures and information
- Counseling and referrals as requested
- Support meetings in Warren and Ann Arbor
- Financial assistance for patients with special needs
- MGA newsletter
- Phone network of peer support facilitated by other MG patients
- Annual education symposium
- Literature and DVD’s on MG, medications, treatments, etc.
- ID necklaces, bracelets, and wallet cards
- Information packets for school officials
- Information about low cost prescriptions
- Booklet for teens diagnosed with MG and a companion booklet for parents
- Social events